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Section 1.

Ministers of any religious denomination,new text begin or any other celebrant identified in section 517.18,new text end before they are authorized to solemnize a civil marriage, shall file a copy of their credentials of license or ordination or, if their new text beginorganization or new text endreligious denomination does not issue credentials, authority fromnew text begin their governing board ornew text end the minister's spiritual assembly, with the local registrar of a county in this state, who shall record the same and give a certificate of filing thereof. The place where the credentials are recorded shall be endorsed upon and recorded with each certificate of civil marriage granted by a ministernew text begin or celebrantnew text end.

Sec. 2.

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new text beginAtheists and humanists.new text end

new text beginCivil marriages may be solemnized by atheist or humanist celebrants who have been appointed by the boards of directors of self-identified atheist or humanist organizations that sponsor training for such individuals. An atheist or humanist group appointing such celebrant must be registered as a nonprofit with the Minnesota Office of the Secretary of State and must have tax-exempt status as an educational organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.new text end

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